Oliver County, North Dakota genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

<br>Clerk District Court has marriage records has marriage records <br>from 1915 and death records; County Judge has probate and&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;court records; Register of Deeds has land records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Oliver County, North Dakota. Page 525 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>

== History ==

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'''1885--'''Oliver County was created 14 April 1885 from [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer ]]County. '''County seat:''' Center <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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'''1885--'''Oliver County was created 14 April 1885 from [[Mercer County, North Dakota Genealogy|Mercer ]]County. '''County seat:''' Center <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

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[[Burleigh County, North Dakota|Burleigh]] | [[McLean County, North Dakota|McLean]] | [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer]] | [[Morton County, North Dakota|Morton]]

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[[Burleigh County, North Dakota Genealogy|Burleigh]] | [[McLean County, North Dakota Genealogy|McLean]] | [[Mercer County, North Dakota Genealogy|Mercer]] | [[Morton County, North Dakota Genealogy|Morton]]

== Resources ==

== Resources ==

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{{ND Church Intro}}

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== Societies and Libraries ==

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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]

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{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}

== Web Sites ==

== Web Sites ==

*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.

Latest revision as of 03:13, 6 February 2015

Oliver County, North Dakota genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Cemetery transcriptions for cemeteries in Oliver County, providing name, date of birth, and date of death where available.

Census

1885

1890

1900

1910

1915

1920

1925

1930

Church

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about North Dakota denominations, view the North Dakota Church Records wiki page.

Court

Land

When the United States acquired North Dakota, most of the land became available for homesteading or purchase from the federal government. For more information on this, see North Dakota Land and Property.

After land was transferred from the government to private owners, the registrar of deeds in each county recorded the land transactions in the form of deeds and mortgages.

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Oliver County, North Dakota Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section North Dakota Local Histories.

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Oliver County, North Dakota Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

Probate

Probate records of North Dakota are at the county clerk's office in each county courthouse. See above for the address of this county's courthouse. Some later estate records are available at the North Dakota Supreme Court. The Family History Library does not presently have copies of probate records from North Dakota.

Taxation

The location of tax records of North Dakota depend on the type of tax. Some are at the clerk's office in the county courthouse, while others are in the state archive. The Family History Library does not presently have copies of tax records from North Dakota.